You can run Ubuntu 9.10 from the Live CD and use this resource:
http://guvnr.
It is a free online Ubuntu 9.10 Bible.
Knoppix was great in its day, but it isn't representative of what is
happening now with Linux distributions.
A better option would be to use a usb distribution with persistence so that
you can install and make changes. Visit http://www.pendrive
instructions. It is dead simple.
You can also opt for a Wubi installation of Ubuntu if you use Windows. See:
http://wubi-
There are many possibilities to explore Linux without much experience or
knowledge.
Roy
2009/12/3 dbneeley <dbneeley@gmail.
>
>
> There are many "introduction to Linux" files available for download on the
> Internet, so buying a book would be unnecessary.
>
> There have been many improvements to the underlying operation of Linux
> since 2005, so a more up to date distribution would be advisable.
>
> *Every* Linux distribution has a very robust command line capability. In
> addition, there are a variety of command shells you can choose from. One I
> am particularly fond of, especially for new users, is called
> "fish"--available to download and install in most distribution repositories.
>
> The DOS command interpreter, by the way, was a dumbed-down interpretation
> of UNIX command shells of 20 or so years ago. By contrast, UNIX/Linux
> commands are far more flexible and sophisticated, but obviously much more
> complex to learn because of all the choices and variations.
>
> If you want to run a Linux system without installing it on your hard drive,
> instead of running from a CD I suggest instead running from a USB flash
> drive. Many of the most popular distributions can be installed on a thumb
> drive or other portable USB-connected media by a very nice little utility
> called "unetbootin"
> can set it up using your existing Windows system if you wish. That way,
> since the flash drive is recordable, you can actually customize your
> configuration and download and run programs on it, unlike using a CD. See <
> http://unetbootin.
>
> If all you want to do is run command line Linux for now, you might consider
> a small distribution such as Puppy or Damn Small Linux, both of which are
> supported via unetbootin among many others.
>
> Personally, though, I would go with a distribution that has a large
> repository of pre-configured program binaries.
>
> David
>
>
> LINUX_Newbies@
> <jackrossini@
> >
> > I want to thank those that responded to my first post to this group under
> New Member (Sun Nov 29). I am thinking about ordering "Knoppix For Dummies
> 2005 -with a DVD" According to the books description, I could run Knoppix
> without installing it into my XP computer.
> >
> > Because of all of the different Linux flavors (and I do not know what the
> differences are), I choose Knoppix mainly because I could get it in a dummy
> book.
> >
> > The main reasons why I want to try Linux, is because of my past awful
> experiences in working with MS Windows. It has been a difficulty since I
> started with Windows 3.1 back in the early 1990's. The difficulty had a lot
> to do with the constant upgrading and of course it's commercialism.
> >
> > At one point I started to study DOS, and I love learning and using
> commands in a complete text world, but unfortuanaly I was forced to upgrade
> the computer to a latter Windows OS and no longer was DOS being supported. I
> was unhappy when I realized that everything I learn in DOS turned out to be
> a waste of time. And each Windows OS upgrade brought more problems.
> >
> > Finally, I started to search and read about vintage computers and their
> operating systems and that is when I noticed that the word UNIX, kept
> showing up. I then found a way to download a Unix telnet program that could
> work in Windows XP. Shortly after, I found a Unix server and I began
> studying Unix from a book. (The only problem I have with this Unix program
> "Puddytel" is that it does not work when I am off line). But I must say Unix
> is intriguing and it is amazing seeing the internet through LYNX.
> >
> > Graphics are great, but only when you need them!
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > * I wonder if Knoppix will come with a Unix program with a command line?
> >
> > * If I am using Knoppix or another Linux OS, could I control & navigate
> throughout the OS from a command line?
> >
> > * Is the relationship between Unix and Linux like what DOS was to
> Windows?
> >
> > * Should I buy The Linux Bible?
> >
> > Thank you
> > rkzbos
> >
>
>
>
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